Volunteer and make a HUGE difference! Application (PDF) Availability Survey    Mahalo for your interest in volunteer opportunities with Lanakila Pacific!  Please contact our volunteer associate, Lisa Tsugawa at 356-8546 or ltsugawa@lanakilapacific.org to learn more about any of the following ways to help.  We will be happy to provide additional information or arrange a tour at your convenience.   How you can help   When # of Volunteers Needed Special Events:  Join us at an event and have some fun while supporting a worthwhile cause. Help by providing professional expertise, event planning, event staffing, food or information booths, photography or video. For the schedule of events, click here. open Package meals to be delivered to homebound seniors throughout Oahu. Mon–Fri: 7:30 am-9:30 am Saturday:  6:30 am-10 am 6 Deliver meals to homebound seniors.  We service the entire island and need volunteers in all areas/days but there is a specific urgent need in the following locations below.  Volunteer as a family, group, or business and take turns delivering meals each week.  Anytime between 9am-2pm (The average delivery can be completed during the lunch hour!)       On Call Delivery Driver - All Areas Open Open Join our Marketing & Development Team:  Team members are needed to be a part of the creative process to raise support for programs. Projects may include brainstorming and research, developing web content, online social networking, creating graphics, photography and video, communicating with current and potential supporters, developing the database and sending out letters.  The position may be customized to fit your skills and interests, and training will be provided. Monday, Tuesday and/or Friday Approximately 5-10 hours per week. May work from home.   Not near us? Volunteer virtually! If you're not on Oahu, we'd still like to find a way for you to volunteer. We have all kinds of ideas, so please contact us about any skills you'd like to contribute. open Teach Classes or Lead Activities:  Lanakila Meals on Wheels and more! has 19 Kupuna Wellness Centers conveniently located throughout the island where seniors gather for a hot meal, socialize with peers and participate in healthy exercise and educational activities.  Volunteers are needed to help with activities such as lei making, dance and excersize.  Share your skills and talents with a kupuna today! Provide Mock Job Interviews and Mentor Participants: Give valuable feedback on their resumes and interview skills and help polish their professional manner for future interviews. Help provide administrative/office support: Help with administrative functions such as data entry, assisting with mailings and preparing for special events Plan a special activity with your workplace or group such as a pamper day or theater outing. Search the Internet with GoodSearch, a new search engine that donates about a penny per search. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Lanakila Rehabilitation Center as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7,300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! Write a letter to the editor urging increased support for senior meal programs Call your legislator and urge them to increase support for senior services. Call our Congressional delegation and urge them to support increased funding for the Older Americans Act.   Mahalo for your support!

Every step we take together begins to count. Lets keep connected. This is how a MOVEMENT starts.             SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES GO>> ............................................................. Our goal is to raise awareness and $250,000 this year to ensure that we can continue meal service for every senior in the program and to bring more than 100 seniors off the waiting list. An in-depth look at the crisis>>